1960 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary

none June 2026 1960 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary Alabama primary Yes 1956 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary 1956 1964 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary 1964 May 3, 1960 (first round)May 31, 1960 (runoff) 11 nominees for the Democratic presidential electoral slate 250px First round Runoff Electors slated x160px Independents Alabama Democratic Dixiecrat 1,612,57946.95% 1,452,37449.83% 6 Loyalists Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 1,458,29342.46% 1,461,69750.17% 5 The 1960 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary was held on May 3, 1960, with a runoff on May 31, 1960, to choose the eleven nominees for presidential electors to be listed on the general election ballot under the Democratic party label in the 1960 United States presidential election in Alabama. This election is not to be confused with the 1960 Alabama Democratic presidential primary, which chose delegates to the Democratic National Convention. In 1960, Alabama was the only state where both presidential electors and DNC delegates were elected by popular vote.Wortsman Gene Alabama Is Most Democratic State In Choosing Electors, Delegates https://www.newspapers.com/image/793834489/?match=1&clipping_id=169797417 7 April 2025 Birmingham Post-Herald 11 May 1960 The election resulted in the nomination of six States' Rights Democrats, or independents, and five Democrats loyal to the national party.Brief Look At The News https://www.newspapers.com/image/793831174/?clipping_id=169799058 7 April 2025 Birmingham Post-Herald In the general election, all eleven Democratic electors were sent to the Electoral College, where all independents cast votes for Harry F. Byrd and Strom Thurmond, and all loyalist electors cast votes for John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. First round Of the 11 elector slots available, only Bruce Henderson was elected outright in the first round. + First round resultsAlabama Official and Statistical Register, 1963 https://archive.org/details/alabama-official-statistical-register-1963/page/n635/mode/2up?q=Bruce+Henderson Internet Archive Alabama. Department of Archives and History 7 April 2025Party SlateTwo Slates Listed https://www.newspapers.com/image/979674139/?match=1&clipping_id=169792852 7 April 2025 The Dothan Eagle 29 April 1960 Elector Votes % Democratic Independent Bruce HendersonElected outright166,11953.20% Democratic Independent Frank M. Dixon153,86549.28% Democratic Independent Edmund Blair152,62148.88% Democratic Loyalist C. G. Allen 150,55048.22% Democratic Independent Frank Mizell 150,08248.07% Democratic Independent W. W. Malone Jr. 147,39147.21% Democratic Independent Sam M. Johnston 144,92646.42% Democratic Independent John D. McQueen Jr. 142,85045.75% Democratic Independent C. E. Hornsby Jr. 142,45445.63% Democratic Independent John P. Newsome 138,20644.26% Democratic Independent Walter C. Givhan 137,28243.97% Democratic Independent Lawrence E. McNeil 136,78343.81% Democratic Loyalist J. E. Brantley 136,76543.80% Democratic Loyalist Dave Archer 136,09943.59% Democratic Loyalist W. L. Chenault 135,02843.25% Democratic Loyalist C. L. Beard 132,95242.58% Democratic Loyalist Karl Harrison 131,98442.27% Democratic Loyalist William D. Partlow131,26142.04% Democratic Loyalist Bill Jones 128,76841.24% Democratic Loyalist Ben F. Ray125,70940.26% Democratic Loyalist D. Hardy Riddle 124,99840.04% Democratic Loyalist Milton K. Cummings 124,17939.77% Democratic Other Frank Dixon 62,52920.03% Democratic Other John G. Crommelin 37,54912.03% Democratic Other Cecil G. Brown34,79911.15% Democratic Other Russell H. Carter 30,6479.82% Democratic Other Kenneth R. Cain 25,3988.14% Democratic Other Thomas H. Maxwell 25,1688.06% Democratic Other George Robert Coburn 24,7627.93% Democratic Other Carl C. Golson 23,8197.63% Democratic Other Melvin Dassinger22,1127.08% Democratic Other Warren K. Cleghorn 20,5166.57% Democratic Other T. Clint Mills 19,5116.25% Democratic Other Raymond M. Sharpe 18,7756.01% Democratic Other Lowell A. Tyson 18,0135.77% Total Independent (states' rights) slate1,612,57946.95% Total Loyalist (national) slate1,458,29342.46% Total Others363,59810.59% Total votes3,434,470100.00% Runoff + Runoff election results (unofficial complete results)Election Results Puzzle Experts https://www.newspapers.com/image/539738787/?match=1&clipping_id=169789936 7 April 2025 The Democrat-Reporter 9 June 1960Party Slate Elector Votes % Democratic Independent Frank M. Dixon160,75055.16% Democratic Loyalist G. C. Allen158,23054.30% Democratic Loyalist Karl Harrison151,98752.16% Democratic Independent Edmund Blair149,50151.30% Democratic Loyalist J. E. Brantley148,02750.80% Democratic Independent W. W. Malone Jr.147,15250.50% Democratic Loyalist Dave Archer146,62850.32% Democratic Loyalist C. L. Beard146,02150.11% Democratic Independent C. E. Hornsby Jr.144,43449.56% Democratic Independent Frank Mizell144,21749.49% Democratic Loyalist W. D. Partlow144,04549.43% Democratic Loyalist W. L. Chenault143,62349.29% Democratic Independent Sam Johnston143,35549.19% Democratic Loyalist Bill Jones142,50548.90% Democratic Independent John McQueen Jr.142,24548.81% Democratic Independent Walter Givhan141,45348.54% Democratic Loyalist Ben F. Ray140,62348.26% Democratic Independent Lawrence McNeil140,16548.10% Democratic Loyalist D. Hardy Riddle 140,00848.05% Democratic Independent John Newsome139,10247.74% Total Loyalist (national) slate1,461,69750.17% Total Independent (states' rights) slate1,452,37449.83% Total votes2,914,071100.00% Notes References Category:United States presidential electors Category:1960 Alabama elections Category:Alabama Democratic primaries